Catholic Priest Celebrates Mass in a Dracula Cape w/hangings of Wolfman & Frankenstein

The Times of Trenton ^ | 10.31.03

[Coleus]

Growing up a member of the Adams family, The Rev. Dave Adams got kidded about the old TV show featuring creepy family members who snapped their fingers in unison and were particularly popular during Halloween.

The holiday was always "a big deal" in this home with spooky sounds from a tape recorder, and a lurking cast of Halloween characters - Dracula, Frankenstein, mummies and werewolves.

[Coleus]

The Catholic Church has spent 2,000 yrs. converting pagans to Catholicism where countless priests have died doing so and now this priest glorifies Halloween and focuses the mass on the occult and popular movies and not Jesus.

[Coleus]

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[american colleen]

I didn't get that this priest focuses the Mass on popular movies and the occult and not on Jesus... unless I read it wrong, it seems this priest put together a presentation/show -- "a one-hour, light-hearted look at the Christian messages lurking in All Hallows Eve. Word of the presentation spread and other parishes invited him to speak, so he now takes his Halloween show on the road" -- however, the halloween decor does not belong on the altar or in the church (and all churches have some kind of hall for presentations/classes) at any time. That is sacreligious and offensive in the extreme.

PS. Once again, I notice that the contact is a nun named "Carol" - why are so many nuns named "Barbara" or "Carol"? ;-)

[Coleus]

A picture is worth a thousand words when you look at the picture what comes to mind?

[Coleus]

It is seen everywhere how the spirit of naturalism tends to penetrate every part of the social body, even the most healthy; a spirit which fills the minds with pride and causes them to rebel against every authority; depraves the heart and turns it after the desire of earthly goods, neglecting those eternal.....

FIN DAL PRINCIPIO
Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on the Education of the Clergy

[nickcarraway]

Well, I can say one thing about this guy: truth in advertising.

[Cagey]

I don't know, Coleus. The article never says he "says Mass" in a dracula costume. It says he began sharing the stories during mass and with Boy Scouts. Are you sure the photo is during Mass, or could it have been set up by the photographer?

This may me much to do about nothing. I bet one thing, the kids that listen to his stories are probably listening rather than wishing they were home watching TV. Seems to me he is doing this for kids and it is quite harmless and most likely they think he is great.

Plus, you changed the title. Two demerits!

[Calpernia]

We are all doomed.

How symbolic. I just read this post, looked up from my office window and there is the moom raising, glowing read.

*shivers*

[RaginCajunTrad]

Catholicguy, you're worried about the Trads? Better watch out for the modernists!

While this kooky priest was doing his shenanigans, my wife and I were at a daughters house for an All Saints party with some of the adults and most of the children dressed as saints.

As I have said many times, CG your wrath is firing in the wrong direction.

[american colleen]

"picture is worth a thousand words when you look at the picture what comes to mind?"

Like I said - "... unless I read it wrong, it seems this priest put together a presentation/show -- 'a one-hour, light-hearted look at the Christian messages lurking in All Hallows Eve' (not during the Mass) -- however, the halloween decor does not belong on the altar or in the church (and all churches have some kind of hall for presentations/classes) at any time. That is sacreligious and offensive in the extreme."

[Coleus]

He can say mass under tonight's lunar eclipse and feel right at home.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Romulus]

, Jesus made love a priority. By willingly suffering and dying on the cross, "he achieved love and immortality.

Gnostic slop. This priest is the scariest thing going on Halloween. However, as others have noted, the article makes no mention of his offering Mass in this getup. It's bad enough as it is.

[RaginCajunTrad]

When the Werewolf howls at the full moon, do you think Fr. Adams will have some words of explanation?

[rogator]

The headline says its a Mass. If so it makes the sacrilige of abusing the altar of God the more egregious. It could not have happened the same way forty years ago.

[Bohemund]

There is nothing in the article or on the newspaper's website that says that he celebrates Mass in a Dracula cape with hangings of the Wolfman and Frankinstein. I apreciate your concern for the sanctity of the mass, but I think your headline is misleading.

[american colleen]

The "Mass" headline was created by the FR poster... click on the link and find the newspaper headline as "A lesson on `Holy Halloween'."

[Salvation]

**Is this type of Mass mentioned in the GIRM?**

NO!!

[Salvation]

** when you look at the picture what comes to mind?**

Certainly not the Holy Mass and the Holy Eucharist!

[Canticle_of_Deborah]

Whether he said Mass in that getup or not, the picture causes one to believe he did. That picture alone is blasphemous.